The leader of the Scottish Conservatives compared Nicola Sturgeon to Margaret Thatcher. It did not end well for her [TWEETS]
Although most weeks can be described as ‘bad weeks’ for the Scottish Conservatives, this one has been particularly troubling. Most notably, it saw a letter calling for another independence referendum. A referendum that the Conservatives are wholeheartedly opposed to. But it also saw the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, mocking a Member of Scottish Parliament for having a Scottish accent.
Yet despite having already failed at humour once this week, Davidson wasn’t done:
Well, you know what they say about imitation and flattery…. pic.twitter.com/R7SltrrWjW
— Ruth Davidson (@RuthDavidsonMSP) March 30, 2017
Two can play that game
The problem with failing to land a joke on Twitter is that several people may pop up and help with your descent. Primarily by ensuring that it not only lands, but crashes and burns too:
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. Ooooh this is a fun game! pic.twitter.com/Ts2LgbHwlb
— StoviesPlz (@Stoviesplz) March 30, 2017
Yays!! pic.twitter.com/J3wefyGbbk
— StoviesPlz (@Stoviesplz) March 30, 2017
.yay another match – this game is easy! pic.twitter.com/ZSSRpwtQrT
— StoviesPlz (@Stoviesplz) March 30, 2017
It was a game that Davidson, if anything, made too easy. Because if there’s one thing dictators like to do, it’s posing for photographs on tanks:
Uncanny !!!!!! pic.twitter.com/k8CUafw5OX
— Cyber Nat (@cyber_nat) March 31, 2017
It’s also never a good idea to go full ‘Alan Partridge’ if you plan on later starting a meme war:
— SPACE JESUS™️ (@Grumpybaws) March 31, 2017
Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaa pic.twitter.com/zqSSsg5ePN
— SPACE JESUS™️ (@Grumpybaws) March 31, 2017
You basically shouldn’t do anything. Even something as simple as waving:
Yip pic.twitter.com/HUiSg6lrst
— Neil Fae Greenock (@NeilfaeGreenock) March 30, 2017
Pulling a pint:
— Derek IDK (@itzdrk) March 30, 2017
Or aggressively riding some sort of land-beastie in an attempt to strike fear into your opponents:
They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones? pic.twitter.com/Pxl5ABbeGk
— Ben Cooper (@bencooper) March 30, 2017
Little relief
In normal circumstances, you might meet a failed attempt at humour with the phrase:
Stick to your day job!
But when someone’s day job is leading the Scottish Conservatives, they probably shouldn’t even do that.
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